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Army National Guard Prepares for 2030
October 17, 2022
Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, left, the director of the Army National Guard, leads a discussion panel on operational challenges during a panel forum at the annual Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2022. Panel members, composed of senior leaders from throughout the Army Guard, focused on the Army’s regionally aligned readiness and modernization model, digital culture and future workforce as key points in ensuring Army Guard readiness.
PA Guardsman Leads Project Building Houses for Cherokee Vets
October 14, 2022
An aerial view of the Innovative Readiness Training construction site in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 2022. Construction is being completed for the IRT Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative, a multiyear project that enables Guardsmen and Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force to build homes each year for Cherokee veterans.
Arizona National Guard, Oman Form State Partnership
October 13, 2022
Members of 158th MEB Military Engagement Team 2 observe members of the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces in Oman during a subject matter expert exchange briefing. Maj. Gen. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck, director of Arizona’s Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, announced a new partnership between the Sultanate of Oman and the Arizona National Guard Oct. 13, 2022, through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
New York National Guard Team to Compete in South Africa
October 13, 2022
New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Mavra throws a practice grenade on the range in Potchefstroom, South Africa, during the South African Military Skills Competition Oct 23, 2019. The New York National Guard is sending four Soldiers and one Airman to the 2022 competition that begins Oct 25.
Lithuanian Land Force Commander Visits Pennsylvania Guard
October 13, 2022
Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, second from right, senior enlisted leader, Pennsylvania National Guard, points out a feature of Fort Indiantown Gap's training area to Command Sgt. Maj. Darius Masiulis, far right, Lithuanian Land Forces command sergeant major, Oct. 9, 2022. Masiulis and Brig. Gen. Arturas Radvilas, Lithuanian Land Forces commander, and Brig. Gen. Modestas Petrauskas, Lithuanian defense attaché to the United States and Canada, visited Fort Indiantown Gap and attended the 28th Infantry Division departure ceremony in Harrisburg.
Ohio National Guard, Serbia Celebrate Partnership
October 12, 2022
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., right, Ohio adjutant general, presents a carved medallion to Gen. Milan Mojsilović, chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the State Partnership Program collaboration between Ohio and Serbia Sept. 8, 2022, in Belgrade, Serbia. The anniversary milestone was in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Harris from traveling to present the medallion until this year.
New York, New Jersey Guard Practice CBRN Response
October 12, 2022
New York National Guard members of the 152nd Engineer Battalion decontaminate other Soldiers who have finished search and rescue operations as part of a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 2022. The exercise was to evaluate and prepare the units involved to respond to a manmade or natural disaster.
10th Homeland Response Force Guardsmen Cover CBRN Basics
October 12, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers with 153rd Medical Detachment (Blood Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, don advanced chemical protective garments during an introductory course on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear responder basics on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2022. The two-day course was taught by decontamination subject matter experts with the Washington National Guard’s 10th Homeland Response Force.
New York Army Guard Aviators Complete Hurricane Mission
October 11, 2022
Civilian search and rescue personnel on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter operated by New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, head to a mission on Sanibel Island, Florida, Oct. 2, 2022. At the direction of Gov. Kathy Hochul, the New York National Guard deployed two Chinook helicopters and 11 Soldiers to help the Florida National Guard respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian.
Army Guard Makes it to Final Round of Army Best Squad Competition
October 11, 2022
The Army National Guard’s Best Squad competitors pose for a photo at Fort Benning, Georgia, before competing in the U.S. Army’s Best Squad Competition Sept. 29 to Oct. 10, 2022. From left: Sgt. Austin Manville, New York National Guard; Spc. Nathaniel Miska, Minnesota National Guard; Staff Sgt. Bryan Kummer, Nebraska National Guard; Sgt. Tyler Holloway, Wyoming National Guard, Spc. Wyatt Walls, Oregon National Guard.